DC Animated - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

[Syncos]

For those who've seen this, is it as good as the "Justice Lords" two-parter from JLA? Better? Worse? Thinking about buying but not sure. For reference I'd rank the other recent animated movies as follows:

Superman: Doomsday
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Green Lantern: First Flight
Wonder Woman
Batman: Gotham Knight (sorry but the anime style just didn't appeal to me)



Grammar police: "alternative" is a noun, "alternate" is an adjective - generally speaking, anyway.

Wow man. Or opinions of the DCU movies are pretty radically different, so i don't know if you'd like my recommendations.

I thought this WAS better than the Justice Lords stuff, albeit barely. It just had an obviously higher production value, fights were more intense, animation more fluid. etc. I don't know if you've seen the Batman Brave and the Bold stuff, with the Evil Justice League guys, but it was much better than this.

As for the DC dvd stuff?

I'd rank it as:
Justice League New Frontier
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern First Flight
Superman Doomsday
Superman/Batman Public Enemies
and finally Gotham Knight (totally agree on that.)

Oh and compared to those? I'd put THIS movie just above Superman Doomsday and below First Flight.

 

[protocida]

Just watchet the fight clip between the Earth-2 Marvel Family and the Justice League and Holy Crap, Aquaman kicks ass!

 

[protocida]

Just watchet the fight clip between the Earth-2 Marvel Family and the Justice League and Holy Crap, Aquaman kicks ass!

 

[Billy Batson]

Earth-2 Marvel Family

WTF?

 

[Mr. Earle]

The Justice Lords two parter was good, but nothing special. I think this was better, but that doesnt mean that it couldnt have been even better.
JL had other episodes that trump both Lords and Co2E.

Wow man. Or opinions of the DCU movies are pretty radically different, so i don't know if you'd like my recommendations.

I thought this WAS better than the Justice Lords stuff, albeit barely. It just had an obviously higher production value, fights were more intense, animation more fluid. etc. I don't know if you've seen the Batman Brave and the Bold stuff, with the Evil Justice League guys, but it was much better than this.

What episode was that? The one where Batman teams up with Red Hood against Owlman?

Earth-2 Marvel Family WTF?

Superwoman is Mary Marvel's analogue and her yellow lackeys were analogues of the Marvel family.

 

[JokerLedger]

I loved Billy Baldwin as Batman... to me he was the best out of all the DTV Batman voices so far.

 

[Syncos]

The Justice Lords two parter was good, but nothing special. I think this was better, but that doesnt mean that it couldnt have been even better.
JL had other episodes that trump both Lords and Co2E.
What episode was that? The one where Batman teams up with Red Hood against Owlman? Superwoman is Mary Marvel's analogue and her yellow lackeys were analogues of the Marvel family.

Yeah, and the second part, where Owlman took Batman's place wearing the old Bob Kane costume.

 

[SuperDaniel]

By Justice Lords you guys mean that AWESOME episode of Justice League that starts with Superman killing Luthor at the white house?

IMO, It was a THOUSAND TIMES BETTER than this movie. At least that movie represented the characters essence. This movie, on the other hand, should`be been Called Batman: Crisis on Two Earths and not Justice League. Its just ridiculous what they did to Superman in it or even Aquaman.

"Be careful Aquaman, they are more powerful than you" WTF. As far as i know, Batman is just a human being and Aquaman is superhero.

Anways, i hate these movies that show Batman doing these incredible superhuman feats. The final battle made no sense at all.

Fights were great but story? EH...SUCKED, imo.

Earth-Prime...i thought that was our earth. Made no sense to see a totally destroyed world. The concept was done much better in All-Star Superman, anyways.

 

[Syncos]

By Justice Lords you guys mean that AWESOME episode of Justice League that starts with Superman killing Luthor at the white house?

IMO, It was a THOUSAND TIMES BETTER than this movie. At least that movie represented the characters essence. This movie, on the other hand, should`be been Called Batman: Crisis on Two Earths and not Justice League. Its just ridiculous what they did to Superman in it or even Aquaman.

"Be careful Aquaman, they are more powerful than you" WTF. As far as i know, Batman is just a human being and Aquaman is superhero.

Anways, i hate these movies that show Batman doing these incredible superhuman feats. The final battle made no sense at all.

Fights were great but story? EH...SUCKED, imo.

Earth-Prime...i thought that was our earth. Made no sense to see a totally destroyed world. The concept was done much better in All-Star Superman, anyways.

This movie didn't really have batman doing anything super human. it had him get beaten down quite often though. Even Owlman seemed to beat Bruce at every punch.

As for Aquaman, the person he was fighting was an evil Captain Marvel. So he would be stronger than him.

 

[Deadpool876]

Honestly, Love this film but I gotta say I love the Justice Lords episode more than this. The Justice Lords episode has a better story imo. I also like the Justice Lords more than the Crime Syndicate. The Batman/Alternate Batman conflict was better than Batman/Owlman.

 

[Two-Face=Badass]

A Better Worlds Justice Lords arc is overrated. It setup a great arc sure, but the actual content of those eps while very good had one of the worst examples of a deus ex machina I've seen outside a New Who finale.

But agreed that the BTBATB two parter was the best.

 

[deathshead2]

Really, really enjoyed it. By far the best one yet, and one that I wouldn't mind watching more than once(WW, and GL were good but I couldn't sit through them again).

And Earth-Prime was our Earth. By Owlman dialogue and the talk of nukes throughout the movie, it was obvious that we nuked ourselfs(which in reality will most likely be our fate sooner or later).

My only real issue is that they should have kept it a tie in to the show. They went as far as changing small things, but not enough to make it feel different.

 

[SuperDaniel]

Yeah right. How could you possible tell its going to be our fate is beyond me. Anyway, the movie sucked to me.

 

[SuperDaniel]

This movie didn't really have batman doing anything super human. it had him get beaten down quite often though. Even Owlman seemed to beat Bruce at every punch.

As for Aquaman, the person he was fighting was an evil Captain Marvel. So he would be stronger than him.

Right. The whole ****ing ending was pathetic. Batman fighting Superwoman or whatever and winning too. He is just a normal guy. There`s just no comparision. Writers forget a little power called Superspeed. Its just ridiculous.

It`s not that they weren`t fighting stronger people. That line made Aquaman sound like a ****** hero and a *****.

Just badly written, IMO.

I seriously feel sorry for anyone who is actually going to spend a dollar with a movie like this.

 

[The Caped Knight]

I thought the film was good however I prefer Justice League's A Better World (Pt. 1 & 2) . IMO those two episodes were more in line with a true interpretation of The Crime Syndicate with The Justice Lords . I enjoyed the fights in this film . But Overall I found that The Crime Syndicate story played second fiddle to Owlman's hidden agenda for Earth .

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy this film , because I did . I'm just saying that this wasn't really a necessary film to be made when basically this story or at the very least certain key elements were already played out in both JL & JLU .

As for Batman saving the day . I don't see the problem , Bruce is know for saving the day countless times with just using is brain instead of brawn . Which is one of the reasons Bats didn't send Superman to face Owlman in the final showdown which IMO was very good it's right up their with Batman vs. Justice Lord Batman & Batman vs. Owlman in [Batman:Brave and the Bold].

Bruce outsmarted Thomas by letting Thomas's self assurance in his plan to be his down fall . Owlman was so certain that since he's willing to kill unlike Batman, he'd triumph . Bats basically turned the table and basically did what was necessary .

When it comes down to it Batman is the only one that would do that Superman wouldn't.

 

[Drz]

When it comes down to it Batman is the only one that would do that Superman wouldn't.

Now that's horse**** since we know Wonder Woman and Superman *have* killed more people for the sake of multiverse/earth themselves more than Batman has. This is just one of those "oooh Batman is dark and Superman is a boyscout, ooh Batman has it in him that he would kill!"

 

[Mr. Earle]

Right. The whole ****ing ending was pathetic. Batman fighting Superwoman or whatever and winning too. He is just a normal guy. There`s just no comparision. Writers forget a little power called Superspeed. Its just ridiculous.

Batman was getting his ass kicked in every scene of the movie. He only beat SW because he tricked her to inhale that gas.

I thought the film was good however I prefer Justice League's A Better World (Pt. 1 & 2) . IMO those two episodes were more in line with a true interpretation of The Crime Syndicate with The Justice Lords .

No they werent. The Justice Lords were an alternate JL that had enough and answered the question: "why dont they kill the goddamn joker and Luthor? It could save so many lives" and took it too far.
The Crime Syndicate is an evil JL in an evil world.
Not to mention that the Lords were direct analogues of the Leaguers, while the CS members werent. Superwoman is Lois Lane in the comics for example.

But Overall I found that The Crime Syndicate story played second fiddle to Owlman's hidden agenda for Earth .

Agreed.

Bruce outsmarted Thomas by letting Thomas's self assurance in his plan to be his down fall . Owlman was so certain that since he's willing to kill unlike Batman, he'd triumph . Bats basically turned the table and basically did what was necessary .

When it comes down to it Batman is the only one that would do that Superman wouldn't.

LOL WHAT? Batman gave him enough time to defuse the bomb and even threw him the teleporting device so that he could return to his Earth. He gave him a chance to save himself but he chose to die because [BLACKOUT]"it doesnt matter"[/BLACKOUT].

 

[Billy Batson]

Superwoman is Mary Marvel's analogue and her yellow lackeys were analogues of the Marvel family.

SWEET!!!

Holy Moly! Uncle Dudley was nicely done, that was a pleasant surprise.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Now that's horse**** since we know Wonder Woman and Superman *have* killed more people for the sake of multiverse/earth themselves more than Batman has. This is just one of those "oooh Batman is dark and Superman is a boyscout, ooh Batman has it in him that he would kill!"

If your referring to Wonder Woman killing Maxwell Lord, (She was under mind control ) so that doesn't really count .

As for Superman killing . I can only account for the time he killed 3 Kryptonians from the pocket dimension with kryptonite. That's the only time that I'm aware of .

 

[Nathan]

I don't think it's the fact that the other heroes wouldn't be willing to kill. I think it's that Bruce doesn't cope well with loss. He'd always put his life on the line, than see any of his friends die. Just like when he piloted the satellite in the cartoon, after he locked MM and Flash out.

So I think if he wouldn't have found another way, he'd have taken him and Owlman to the forzen earth, in order to keep everyone save.

 

[protocida]

Wonder-Woman wasn't under mind control. She killed Maxwell Lord completelly by her own will.

 

[Drz]

If your referring to Wonder Woman killing Maxwell Lord, (She was under mind control ) so that doesn't really count .

Superman was under mindcontrol and Maxwell had the lasso around him so he told her the truth that killing him was the only way, thus she chose to kill him.

She also killed Medusa, Zeus' champion, Ares the God of War... Yeah her kill list is already larger than Batman's too.

As for Superman killing . I can only account for the time he killed 3 Kryptonians from the pocket dimension with kryptonite. That's the only time that I'm aware of .

Doomsday, Darkseid and yeah those kryptonians. Still Superman has gotten his hands more dirty than Batman. You even say it by mentioning the 3 kryptonians.

Batman has partaken in 1 murder and that's Darkseid's death in Final Crisis.

 

[Mr. Earle]

Batman hasnt killed anyone, human at least.

Superman was under mindcontrol and Maxwell had the lasso around him so he told her the truth that killing him was the only way, thus she chose to kill him.

She also killed Medusa, Zeus' champion, Ares the God of War... Yeah her kill list is already larger than Batman's too.



Doomsday, Darkseid and yeah those kryptonians. Still Superman has gotten his hands more dirty than Batman. You even say it by mentioning the 3 kryptonians.

Batman has partaken in 1 murder and that's Darkseid's death in Final Crisis.

Superman also killed Mandrak.

Darkseid doesnt really count. He is an evil god, there is no system of law that would apply in this case. As far as the US justice system is concerned, neither Superman, nor Batman have killed anyone.
[BLACKOUT]Not to mention that Darkseid isnt really dead. [/BLACKOUT]

 

[protocida]

Joe Chill was driven to suicide by Batman's actions.

 

[Gobsmith]

Interview with director Lauren Montgomery

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1002/19/montgomery1.htm

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1002/19/montgomery2.htm